College of Health Sciences and Professions
Faculty
Li Xu
Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences
Education
- Ph.D., Neuroscience, Florida, 1999
- Master's of Medicine, Otolaryngology, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 1988
- Bachelor's of Medicine, Hengyang Medical College, 1985
Research Interests
- Speech perception and pitch perception with cochlear implants
- Electrical Hearing
- Auditory Prostheses
Biography
Research Studies
- studies on speech perception theories and speech-processing strategies to improve performance of cochlear implant users
- studies of lexical tone development (e.g., lexical tone perception and production) in prelingually deafened children with cochlear implants
- evaluation of speech perception outcomes in hearing-impaired listeners with nonlinear-frequency-compression hearing aids
Awards and Honors
- 2015-2016 CHSP Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Health Sciences and Professions, Ohio University